4.4 Management Setup Menu

After initially logging onto the system, adjust the communication parameters for your console to ensure a reliable connection (Serial Port Configuration). Specify the IP addresses for the switch (Network Configuration / IP Configuration), and then set the Administrator and User passwords ( User Configuration). Remember to record them in a safe place. Also set the community string which controls access to the on-board SNMP agent via in-band management software (SNMP Configuration). The items provided by the Management Setup Menu are described in the following sections.

Menu

Description

Network

Includes IP Configuration *1, Ping facility, and HTTP (Web agent) setup.

Configuration

 

Serial Port

Sets communication parameters for the serial port, including baud rate,

Configuration

console time-out, and screen data refresh interval.

SNMP Configuration Activates authentication failure traps; and configures communities and trap managers.

User Configuration

Sets the user names and passwords for system access.

TFTP Download

Downloads new version of firmware to update your system (in-band).

Configuration File

Download the configuration to a file or upload the configuration file to the

 

switch.

*1: Only displays on WGS3-2620 when it is set to Layer 2 mode.

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